title:
Interview With The Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
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studio:
Warner Home Video
MPAA rating:
R
starring:
Brad
Pitt, Tom Cruise, Kirsten Dunst, Christian Slater, Antonio Banderas,
Stephen Rea, Thandie Newton, Susan Lynch, Sarah Stockbridge
release year:
1994
film rating:
Four stars
reviewed by:
Bill Warren
When INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE: THE VAMPIRE CHRONICLES was first
released, it stunned many in the audience with its dark intensity. This
movie plunges into a dark and twisted world that's unrelieved by
anything.
Anne Rice followed her initial novel with several sequels, and
developed a tremendous following. The novel sold to movies early, but
took a long time to find its way to the screen. When Tom Cruise was
first announced as the vampire Lestat, a character deeply loved by
Rice's readers, there was outrage around the world, carried everywhere
by the internet. Even Rice herself protested, but it turned out that
Cruise isn't just excellent; it was his best performance until that
time.

title:
Deadlock
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studio:
Leo Films
MPAA rating:
PG
starring:
Aaron Hendry, Michelle Beauchamp, Timothy L. Trujillo, Anthony de Longis
release year:
2000
film rating:
Two-and-a-Half Stars
reviewed by:
Abbie Bernstein
Films just don’t come much more independently made than "Deadlock" –
except for those that never see the light of video release. The film is
a horror parody that has a bit of mythological inventiveness going for
it. It is sometimes amusing, though almost never frightening – although
a nightmare sequence in Chapter 9 has some strong creepy imagery.
Primarily, it’s an illustration that it’s possible to create
respectable optical bangs with virtually no bucks.

title:
The Blood Spattered Bride
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studio:
Anchor Bay
MPAA rating:
Unrated
starring:
Simon Andreu, Maribel Martin, Alexandra Bastedo, Dean Selmier, Rosa Rodriguez, Monsterrat Julia, Angel Lombarte
release year:
1972
film rating:
Three and a half stars (Four if you love horror)
sound/picture:
Three stars
reviewed by:
Bill Warren
Although Dracula is hands-down the most frequently-filmed vampire
story, J. Sheridan Le Fanu's "Carmilla" has been the source of a
surprising number of horror movies. Dreyer's 'Vampyr' is allegedly
based on the story; 'Blood and Roses,' 'Crypt of Terror,' 'The Vampire
Lovers' (and its sequels) and the TV movie actually called 'Carmilla'
all have the Le Fanu novella as their basis. And so does 'The Blood
Spattered Bride,' an unexpectedly intelligent and psychologically rich
Spanish thriller, written and directed by Vicente Aranda. Until the
awkward, incomplete-feeling ending, it's sexy, scary and smart.
Susan (Maribel Martin), still in her bridal gown, is traveling with her
husband (Simon Andreu, whose role name is never given) to his ...

title:
Don't Torture A Duckling
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studio:
Anchor Bay Entertainment
MPAA rating:
NR
starring:
Tomas Milian, Barbara Bouchet, Florinda Bolkan, Irene Papas, Marc Porel, George Wilson, Vito Passeri
release year:
1972
film rating:
Three stars
reviewed by:
Bill Warren
The late Italian director Lucio Fulci has been lionized in recent years
primarily because of the extreme violence and gore of his horror
movies. It's so strong that even those with a general tolerance for
such material can be repelled by what Fulci chose to put on the screen
-- particularly in the American cuts of his films, which usually have
little to offer other than the extreme gore (and generally fine
cinematography, a common trait of the Italian brand of "Eurohorror").